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1. to plead or conduct a petty case in a minor court of law.2. to use petty, mean, or cheating methods in law.3. to wrangle or quibble about small petty points.╂[back formation < pettifogger]
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pet|ti|fog|ger|y — «PEHT ee FOG uhr ee, FG », noun, plural ger|ies. 1. the practice of a pettifogger; trickery; chicanery. 2. an act characteristic of a pettifogger … Useful english dictionary
pet|ti|fog|ger — «PEHT ee FOG uhr, FG », noun. 1. an inferior lawyer who uses petty, mean, cheating methods: »He carried home with him all the knavish chicanery of the lowest pettifogger (Tobias Smollett). 2. any inferior person who habitually uses such methods:… … Useful english dictionary
pet|ti|fog|ging — «PEHT ee FOG ihng, FG », adjective, noun. –adj. shifty, tricky, or quibbling: »Some men…retain through life…a pettifogging and disputatious spirit (London Times). –n. trickery; chicanery … Useful english dictionary
pet·ti·fog·ging — /ˈpɛtiˌfɑːgıŋ/ adj old fashioned : worrying too much about details that are minor or not important pettifogging lawyers … Useful english dictionary
fog — an·ti·fog·gant; an·ti·fog·mat·ic; be·fog; fog; fog·bow; fog·gage; fog·ga·ra; fog·gie; fog·gi·ly; fog·gi·ness; fog·less; pet·ti·fog; pet·ti·fog·ger; pet·ti·fog·gery; pet·ti·fog·ging; de·fog; fog·ger; fog·gy; de·fog·ger; … English syllables
J Mascis and the Fog — is the post Dinosaur Jr musical project embarked by Dinosaur Jr s founding member, musician J Mascis. After fulfilling his contractual obligations to Blanco y Negro in the UK and Sire Records/Reprise Records in the US, Mascis holed up in his home … Wikipedia
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pettifog — pet·ti·fog … English syllables
pettifog — pet•ti•fog [[t]ˈpɛt iˌfɒg, ˌfɔg[/t]] v. i. fogged, fog•ging 1) to quibble over trifles 2) to carry on an unethical law business 3) to practice chicanery • Etymology: 1605–15; back formation from pettifogger= petty+fogger < MLG voger or MD… … From formal English to slang
pettifogging — /pet ee fog ing, faw ging/, adj. 1. insignificant; petty: pettifogging details. 2. dishonest or unethical in insignificant matters; meanly petty. [1570 80; see PETTIFOG, ING2] * * * … Universalium
